6.0% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Altona (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Altona (Western Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 26.3% of the workforce in Altona (Western Metropolitan), the largest occupational group in the area. This is a place where a high proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas. While many residents have stable full-time roles, the unemployment rate here is also much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the state average at 64.1%, though this figure has fallen 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
67.3% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.1% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employers in the area are in health care and social assistance at 11%, followed by professional and technical services at 10%. Retail trade (8.8%), construction (8.4%), and education (7.8%) also employ significant portions of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from professionals, managers (13.7%) and clerical and administrative staff (13.9%) are the most common roles. Technicians and tradespeople make up 11.4% of the workforce, while 10% work in community and personal services.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Altona (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20207/altona/topic/employment